Home Retail Group, owner of Homebase and Argos, is the latest national retailer to try and muscle additional rebates from suppliers. GIMA advises its members to stand firm.
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GCA gets economic update from HSBC

February 4 2014

The head of economics for HSBC told the GCA that stock markets would fall as would sterling against the dollar. UK has an appalling productivity problem. The best guess for interest rates...? See more... Read more

The secrets of a successful Garden Centre

February 3 2014, by George BullivantM

Peter Burks delivered an experts guide to running a successful garden centre when announcing the winners of the Christmas display competition at the GCA conference. See more...
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£10k to produce an inspiring film on careers in the Horticulture industry

January 31 2014, by Pat ManningM

A group of horticultural organisations behind the GROW Careers initiative have launched a nationwide competition inviting young filmmakers to create an inspiring three minute film promoting horticulture as a viable and exciting career choice. See more...
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Win a ‘Gardening Date with David Domoney’ for Garden Re-Leaf

December 18 2013, by Pat ManningM

Garden centres taking part in Garden Re-Leaf Day 2014 can win a footfall-boosting visit to their garden centre by popular ITV gardener David Domoney on Sunday 16th March 2014. See more…
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Titchmarsh was not able to accept reduced role at Chelsea

November 18 2013, by George BullivantM

Monty Don and newsreader Sophie Raworth are to replace Alan Titchmarsh as lead presenters for the BBC coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show in 2014, after Titchmarsh steps down. See more…
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Prepare for the demise of the Horse chestnut and the common ash

September 26 2013, by George BullivantM

Disease will see the demise of the Horse chestnut and the common ash, predicts the head of trees at Kew. But there may be a silver lining. See more...
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It’s the weather – it always was!

September 20 2013, by George BullivantM

After a dismal start to 2013, leading garden centres have now experienced 5 months continuous growth. In August sales were up 8%. See more...
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Glee New Product Awards 2013 - Winners announced

September 16 2013, by GleeM

Ten, ground-breaking new garden products have been confirmed as the winners of the coveted Glee New Product Awards 2013. See more...
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Garden Re-Leaf raises £61,379 for children’s hospices

August 15 2013, by George BullivantM

March 14th is the date for Garden Re-Leaf in 2014. This spring, the day that starts the gardening year raised £61,379 and organisers have described some of the gardens it funded at children’s hospices. See more...
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Beware of ‘Jenny’

July 26 2013, by Peter DawsonM

It may not be too unusual but do beware. As the weeds grow again after the recent hot spell of weather so the scammers come out again too. See more...
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Wanted – gardening families for new Monty Don series

July 25 2013, by Peter DawsonM

Lion TV, the company behind Monty Don’s French Gardens, is looking for people who would like to create extraordinary gardens from ordinary plots and want to turn their dreams into reality for a new tv series. See more ...
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GIMA Awards 2013

July 19 2013, by Pat ManningM

Another successful Awards night enjoyed by all that were in attendance along with the announcement for Garden ReLeaf 2014. See more...
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Grant of a Royal Charter to the Institute of Horticulture

July 17 2013, by Pat ManningM

The Institute of Horticulture (IoH) is delighted to announce that Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to grant a Royal Charter to the Institute of Horticulture. See more...
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RHS names top ten pests of 2013

February 14 2014, by Pat ManningM

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced its ‘Top Ten' garden pests for 2013. As in 2012, slugs and snails topped the list with enquiries remaining at their highest since 2002. See more…
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GIMA urges members to stand firm against Home Retail

February 6 2014, by George BullivantM

Home Retail Group, owner of Homebase and Argos, is the latest national retailer to try and muscle additional rebates from suppliers. GIMA advises its members to stand firm. See more…
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The secrets of a successful garden centre

February 4 2014, by George Bullivant

Peter Burks delivered an experts guide to running a successful garden centre when announcing the winners of the Christmas display competition at the GCA conference. See more... Read more

GCA gets economic update from HSBC

February 4 2014, by George BullivantM

The head of economics for HSBC told the GCA that stock markets would fall as would sterling against the dollar. UK has an appalling productivity problem. The best guess for interest rates...? See more...
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£10k to produce an inspiring film on careers in the Horticulture industry

January 31 2014, by Gardenforum

A group of horticultural organisations behind the GROW Careers initiative have launched a nationwide competition inviting young filmmakers to create an inspiring three minute film promoting horticulture as a viable and exciting career choice. See more...
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Longacres warns about a plausible new Scam

January 14 2014, by George Bullivant

Gardenforum has received an alert from Longacres warning of a new scam. The garden centre received a letter from a supplier confirming new bank details that turned out to be fake. See more (open to all)...
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Lobby MEPs to stop devastating EU plant rules

December 6 2013, by George BullivantM

The HTA calls on the industry to lobby MEPs by December 10th over EU proposals that would penalise small ornamental producers and make it no longer viable to keep many older plant varieties. See more...
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The grower is a hero - says the Czech GCA

October 17 2013, by George BullivantM

September’s newsletter from the International Garden Centre Association shows the different challenges around the gardening world in 2013. See more…
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Sell a tree, sell a stake and tie - not anymore

September 26 2013, by George BullivantM

The traditional training to sell a stake, a tie and some compost when selling a tree, is wrong according to two leading tree experts at the Palmstead Nurseries workshop. See more...
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Legionella outbreak in Scotland

September 18 2013, by George BullivantM

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Scotland, said to be caused by contaminated bagged growing media, resulted in two people being placed in intensive care. See more...
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GCA announces the venue for 2014 conference

September 13 2013, by GCAM

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has revealed the location of the organisation’s next annual conference (January 26 until 29, 2014) and the winners of its ‘guess the venue competition’. See more...
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June surge recovers lost spring sales

July 30 2013, by George BullivantM

It was widely said that 2013 could not be another year like 2012. It has taken a 19% increase in June for the 67 garden centres in the GCA Barometer of Trade to catch up with last year, which is a lot worse than was expected when budgets were set. See more...
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Flower seeds bounce back after cold start stunts growth

July 25 2013, by GfKM

Sales of flower seeds have increased by 4.3% in 2013. See more...
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Fine weather boosts B&Q outdoor sales by 20 per cent UPDATED

Cultivation Street entries double at Hampton Court

July 18 2013, by Pat ManningM

The nationwide competition, organised by TV gardener David Domoney and supported by the HTA, was a runaway success at the show with hundreds of entries flooding in as the public competed to be crowned Britain’s Best Street. See more…
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